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antisemitism in Germany

Illustrative: Police officers guard a bridge in Berlin, Germany, August 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
October 12, 2026, 12:46 pm
Berlin shop owner repeatedly attacked after displaying posters condemning antisemitism
Attacks said to begin after Oct. 7 anniversary, when six youths twice came to store to allegedly insult and physically attack him; another group vandalized store Friday
By Zev Stub
Elif Eralp, mayoral candidate for Die Linke in the upcoming regional elections, addresses supporters during a campaign stop in Berlin, August 29, 2026. (Ralf Hirschberger/AFP)
September 18, 2026, 10:39 am
First they take Manhattan? Looking to mimic Mamdani, far left’s Elif Eralp eyes Berlin City Hall
Jewish community wary as Die Linke party’s mayoral candidate vows to fight antisemitism ahead of September 20 election; critics claim she can’t even control it within her own party
By Joshua Schultheis
Illustrative: Police officers guard a bridge in Berlin, Germany, August 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
September 13, 2026, 3:11 pm
Woman wearing Star of David assaulted with broken bottle in Berlin antisemitic attack
Police say victim suffered cuts to her hand as she tried to defend herself; two assailants also directed antisemitic insults at her; no arrests
By ToI Staff
Holocaust survivor Charlotte Knobloch delivers a speech at the German Federal Parliament, Bundestag, at the Reichstag building in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, January 27, 2021 during a special meeting commemorating the victims of the Holocaust on the International Holocaust Remembrance Day. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, File)
September 13, 2026, 11:03 am
German Jewish leader, a Holocaust survivor, gets death threat linked to victory of far-right AfD
‘The AfD has won, now we will hang Knobloch’ found scrawled on bench with Star of David; 93-year-old has said she’s ‘frightened’ by party’s success, called for potential ban
By ToI Staff and Agencies
German police officers stand guard in front of the building complex of the Kahal Adass Jisroel community, which houses a synagogue, a kindergarten and a community center, in the center of Berlin, Germany, October 18, 2023. (AP/Markus Schreiber)
September 12, 2026, 9:02 am
Germany charges 7 suspected Hamas members over Oct. 7 anniversary attack plot
Prosecutors say men acted on orders from senior figures in terror group; 3 were in possession of an automatic rifle, 13 pistols and 700 bullets for planned attack in Germany or Austria
By Agencies and ToI Staff
FILE: Holocaust survivor Eva Umlauf looks on during a press conference in Berlin on June 4, 2024. (RALF HIRSCHBERGER/AFP)
September 9, 2026, 8:00 pm
Holocaust survivor ‘appalled, saddened’ by far-right AfD’s victory in German state
‘We’re afraid,’ says Auschwitz survivor Eva Umlauf of the rise of Germany’s far-right, 80 years after the Nazis, ‘We know what happens to minorities, what happens to foreigners’
By Anja Guder
The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party’s top candidate for regional elections Ulrich Siegmund gives a speech during the AfD’s regional congress in Magdeburg, eastern Germany, on April 11, 2026. (RONNY HARTMANN/AFP)
September 5, 2026, 1:07 pm
German far-right AfD party’s projected win puts Jews between the left and a hard place
Populist Alternative for Germany faces accusations of antisemitism as it’s poised to win big in Sunday’s elections in state of Saxony-Anhalt. What does it bode for a beleaguered Jewish community?
By Joshua Schultheis
Emergency services evacuate residents of a Jewish retirement home in Munich after it was targeted in an arson attack on February 13, 1970, in which seven Holocaust survivors were killed. (IMAGO/Heinz Gebhardt via Reuters Connect)
August 20, 2026, 1:09 pm
Far-right suspect identified in 1970 Munich arson that killed 7 Holocaust survivors
Case reopened last year after new witness came forward; alleged attacker died in 2020, leaving prosecutors unable to bring charges
By AFP
German Army soldiers next to a 'Fuchs' nuclear, biological and chemical detection tank covered with a decontamination liquid after a drill at the General Jaeger barracks in Sonthofen, southern Germany, November 19, 2001. (AP Photo/Diether Endlicher)
August 10, 2026, 7:58 am
In the army, again? 80 years after the Holocaust, Germany’s Jews consider conscription
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine mobilizes unprecedented support for military among young Jews, though many still can’t reconcile themselves with past crimes – or far-right bigotry today
By Joshua Schultheis
A menorah is pictured after the seventh candle is lit for the Jewish festival of Hanukkah as mourners stand next to floral tributes laid out in memory of the victims of antisemitic terror shooting attack at Bondi Beach, in Sydney, December 20, 2025. (David Gray / AFP)
July 29, 2026, 7:00 am
After deadliest year in decades for Diaspora Jews, task force warns hate is ‘new normal’
Group representing major Jewish communities urges governments to take action after 20 people were murdered in attacks in 2025; 23,000 antisemitic acts were recorded in 7 countries
By Zev Stub
Josef Schuster, President of the Central Council of Jews in Germany, addresses guests during the Council's New Year's reception on the occasion of its 75th anniversary, on September 17, 2025, at the Jewish Museum in Berlin. (John MACDOUGALL / AFP)
June 26, 2026, 7:21 pm
2 men go on trial in Germany over alleged Iran-backed plots targeting Jews
Both exercise right to remain silent; prosecutors have said one of the suspects took orders from IRGC’s Quds Force
By AFP
Babka & Krantz, a Berlin Jewish bakery, closed citing harassment as well as economic pressure, as seen in June 2026. (Toby Axelrod via JTA)
June 9, 2026, 6:34 am
Celebrated Berlin Jewish bakery closes, citing antisemitic harassment since Oct. 7
Babka & Krantz owners shutter original store after closing second location months ago, saying they have been ‘subjected to constant verbal abuse’ since the Hamas invasion of Israel
By Toby Axelrod
A composite image showing the antisemitic message reportedly sent to Israeli tourists by Hotel zum Hirschen in Lam, Germany, posted by Israel's consul general Talya Lador on June 2, 2026, overlaid on the booking.com website. (X, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law/Booking.com illustrative screenshot)
June 2, 2026, 10:27 pm
‘Sorry, there are no Jews allowed’: Israelis denied booking at German hotel
‘Are we back in the 1930s?’ asks Israeli consul general, sharing message sent by Hotel zum Hirschen in Lam, Bavaria; booking site removes hotel from listings after complaint filed
By ToI Staff
Participants display placards of Germany's Die Linke (The Left) party reading 'Freedom for Palestine - End the Occupation and Genocide' during a demonstration under the motto 'Draw the red line with us: Together for Gaza!' in Berlin on September 27, 2025. (Photo by RALF HIRSCHBERGER / AFP)
May 21, 2026, 12:58 pm
Antisemitism in Germany ‘worse than any time since the Holocaust,’ annual figures show
The number of attacks fell 13% in Berlin in 2025, but a ‘societal climate’ of attacks on Jews pervades in the country, government report finds
By Zev Stub
Activists have set up a pro-Palestinian camp on Hamburg's Moorweide, which a German court permitted over the objections of the city and Jewish community, May 10, 2026. (Bernhard Sprengel/picture alliance via Getty Images via JTA)
May 16, 2026, 4:42 pm
German court allows anti-Israel encampment in Hamburg park where Nazis deported Jews
Demonstration for Nakba Day triggers outcry from local Jews, who call it a ‘mockery of victims of the Holocaust’; many activists accused of ‘holding antisemitic positions’
By Shira Li Bartov
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